Moving from Dallas to Eagle Pass
Dallas to Eagle Pass: $779 less leftover
$2,260/mo leftover in Eagle Pass vs $3,039 in Dallas after tax and rent ($779 less). −$9,348 a year — not a moving-company quote.
Dallas leftover
$3,039
a month after tax and rent
Eagle Pass leftover
$2,260
−$779 vs Dallas
Home
Only when you tap. We match the nearest metro and don't keep the coordinates.
Destination
Leftover is not a cost-of-living index. Leftover vs a COL index
Who already made this move
In 2022-2023, 28 households moved Dallas → Eagle Pass (about 45 people, average AGI $33,821). The reverse flow is too small for the IRS to publish.
Source: IRS SOI county-to-county migration. Not a moving company; not a recommendation.
| Per month | Dallas | Eagle Pass |
|---|---|---|
| Take-home | $6,298 | $5,073 |
| Rent | $1,258 | $928 |
| All other costs | $2,001 | $1,885 |
| Left over | $3,039 | $2,260 |
Leftover is take-home after federal, state and city wage tax, minus asking rent at the bedroom count you set, minus a modelled month of groceries, utilities, healthcare, transport and childcare. It is not a cost-of-living index and not a moving quote. The dollar gap between Dallas and Eagle Pass moves when you change the job, remote versus local pay, or bedrooms. How the math works · Leftover vs a COL index · Why a cheaper COL% can still lose leftover.
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What the move itself costs
About 416 road miles, 1 bedroom. Typical ranges, not quotes.
- Full-service mover
- $2,000–$3,750
- Container or pod
- $1,350–$2,550
- Rent a truck
- $600–$1,150
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Paycheck
Take-home pay after tax and rent, and what's left at the end of the month.
Who moved
Which metros people actually left and arrived from, according to IRS tax returns.
Rent vs buy
Asking rent, the median home, property tax, and months to a down payment.
Monthly costs
Groceries, getting around, utilities, healthcare and childcare at your household size.
Daily life
Homicide and firearm death rates, heat, cars and commute.
Kids
Public-school enrollment, pupil–teacher ratio, bedrooms and childcare.
Getting there
Typical cost to get here, then leftover after tax and rent — not a moving-company directory.
Questions
Is the cost of living lower in Eagle Pass than Dallas?
A one-bedroom is about $1,258 in Dallas versus $928 in Eagle Pass. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $779 a month lower in Eagle Pass. Change the job or household on the comparison to see your number.
Does Eagle Pass have state income tax?
Eagle Pass is in Texas, which has no state income tax.
Did people actually move from Dallas to Eagle Pass?
When IRS county-to-county data covers this pair, the page lists how many households made the Dallas → Eagle Pass move and their average AGI. Leftover after tax and rent is shown for the same household on both sides.